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Blue Ghost Makes History With Perfect Moon Landing

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Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander makes it to the moon. What's next?

The landing precedes by just four days the planned arrival of a second uncrewed American spacecraft built and operated by Intuitive Machines. The space exploration company, also based in Texas, etched its name in the history books a year ago when its spacecraft,

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US firm Firefly scores its first moon landing with Blue Ghost spacecraft

Firefly Aerospace succeeded in its first attempt to land on the moon with its uncrewed Blue Ghost spacecraft on Sunday, kicking off a two-week research mission as a handful of private firms compete to reach the frontlines of a global moon race.

Former NASA astronaut explains why Firefly’s ‘Blue Ghost’ moon landing is so rare

A robotic lunar lander built by Texas-based company Firefly has successfully landed on the moon making it only the second private-sector company ever to achieve a soft lunar landing. Former NASA astronaut Leroy Chiao explains why these landings are so rare.

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Firefly’s ghostly landing proves a scrappy company can shoot for the Moon

The lunar lander, called Blue Ghost, settled onto the Moon's surface at 2:34 am CST (3:34 am EST; 08:34 UTC). A few dozen ...

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Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost moon lander on course for descent to touchdown Sunday

The Blue Ghost lunar lander privately developed by Firefly Aerospace is carrying a suite of sophisticated instruments to the ...

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Austin-based Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost successfully lands on Moon

With Blue Ghost, Firefly Aerospace became the first commercial company to complete a fully successful Moon landing, the ...

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Firefly Aerospace sticks its moon landing Sunday morning

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost landed on the moon at 2:34 a.m. It’s expected to operate for two weeks, conducting NASA ...

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Firefly Aerospace Becomes First Commercial Company to Successfully Land on the Moon

Firefly Aerospace, the leader in end-to-end responsive space services, today announced its Blue Ghost lunar lander softly ...

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